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Blues musician Buck Thompson playing on his porch

Date: 1985-02-14
Description: Two reel to reel tapes. Sound recording of fifty-year old blues guitarist Buck Thompson playing tunes that he learned from the radio on his front porch. A former railroad worker, he played the juke circuit in the 1950s. Because of the recording location, sounds of traffic and pedestrians can be heard. Images of the performance can be found in S 1577, v. 27, slides 1467-1495. In winter 1985, the Bureau contracted with two folklorists to conduct a folk arts survey of the St. Johns River basin in northeastern Florida. The St. Johns River is the largest and most used river in Florida, supporting much river commerce as well as a modest amount of commercial fishing. Folklorists Mary Anne McDonald and Kathleen Figgen conducted the survey from January through March 1985 under the direction of Folklife Coordinator Blanton Owen and Bureau Chief Ormond Loomis. Documentation compiled in the survey was used to prepare and present the St. Johns River Basin Folklife Area at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival.
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Blues musician Buck Thompson playing on his porch

Friday performances at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage) (Reel 4)

Date: 1985-05-24
Description: One reel to reel recording. Folklorist Owens served as emcee. Corrido music consist of ballads/narrative songs that roiginated in Mexico in the mid-1800s. Folklorist Figgen served as moderator for the workshop. The workshop came out of research for the St. Johns River Survey. Grimm discussed pinata making, Castillo talked aboau farming ferns, and Castillo discussed taco making. Folklorist McDonald introduced Thompson. Thompson was from Hastings.
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Friday performances at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage) (Reel 4)

Friday performances at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage) (Reel 5)

Date: 1985-05-26
Description: One reel to reel recording. Thompson was a blues singer from Hastings, Florida.
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Friday performances at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage) (Reel 5)

Saturday performances at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage) (Reel 4)

Date: 1985-05-25
Description: One reel to reel recording. Figgen served as emcee. Thompson was a blues singer-guitarist from Hastings, Florida.
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Saturday performances at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage) (Reel 4)

Saturday performances at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival (Stage III) (Reel 11)

Date: 1985-05-25
Description: One reel to reel recording. Folklorist Bulger served as emcee.
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Saturday performances at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival (Stage III) (Reel 11)

Sunday performances at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage) (Reel 6)

Date: 1985-05-26
Description: One reel to reel recording. Folklorist McDonald served as emcee. Thompson was a blues singer-guitarist from Hastings.
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Sunday performances at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage) (Reel 6)

Blues musician Buck Thompson playing at his home

Date: 1985-01-20
Description: One audio cassette. Sound recording of fifty-year old blues guitarist Buck Thompson playing tunes that he learned from the radio at his home. A lifelong migrant farmer, he played the Florida juke circuit in the 1950s. Inebriated at the time of recording, Thompson speech is difficult to decipher at times. The tape cuts off several times at Thompson's request. Additional recordings of Thompson can be found in S 1714, box 6, reels 23-24. In winter 1985, the Bureau contracted with two folklorists to conduct a folk arts survey of the St. Johns River basin in northeastern Florida. The St. Johns River is the largest and most used river in Florida, supporting much river commerce as well as a modest amount of commercial fishing. Folklorists Mary Anne McDonald and Kathleen Figgen conducted the survey from January through March 1985 under the direction of Folklife Coordinator Blanton Owen and Bureau Chief Ormond Loomis. Documentation compiled in the survey was used to prepare and present the St. Johns River Basin Folklife Area at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival.
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Blues musician Buck Thompson playing at his home

Friday performances at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage) (Reel 12)

Date: 1985-05-24
Description: One reel to reel recording. Singer Rogers served as emcee.
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Friday performances at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage) (Reel 12)

Friday performances at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage) (Reel 13)

Date: 1985-05-24
Description: One reel to reel recording. Rogers served as emcee.
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Friday performances at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage) (Reel 13)

Saturday performances at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage) (Reel 1)

Date: 1985-05-25
Description: One reel to reel recording. Folklorists Owens and McDonalds served as emcees. Hastings was a blues singer-guitarist from Hastings, Florida.
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Saturday performances at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage) (Reel 1)

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a_s1714_reel23	Blues musician Buck Thompson playing on his porch	Sound	Fieldwork Research methods Collecting Sound recording String instruments Blues (Music) African Americans Musical tradition, African diaspora Guitarists Guitar Guitar music Music performance Music Guitarist Musicians Blues singers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_t85-112	Friday performances at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage) (Reel 4)	Sound	Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Music performance Singing Corridos Performing arts Ballads Guitar music Guitarists Arts, Mexican Mexican Americans Folk music Mexico Latinos Music Latin America Ethnicity, Mexico Workshops (Adult education) Pinatas Leisure Ferns Oral education Farming Tacos Cookery, Mexican Cooking and dining Agriculture African Americans Blues (Music) Musicians Singers Bluegrass musicians Bands (Music) Cooks Artisans Guitarist Blues singers Farm workers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_t85-113	Friday performances at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage) (Reel 5)	Sound	Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Music performance Singing Blues (Music) Performing arts Guitar music Guitarists Rhythm and blues songs African Americans Musicians Guitarist Blues singers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_t85-117b	Saturday performances at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage) (Reel 4)	Sound	Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Music performance Singing Performing arts Guitar music Blues (Music) African Americans Singers Guitarist Musicians Folklorists Blues singers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_t85-179	Saturday performances at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival (Stage III) (Reel 11)	Sound	Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Music performance Performing arts Singing Blues singers Blues (Music) Religious songs Musicians Folklorists Singers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_t85-131	Sunday performances at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage) (Reel 6)	Sound	Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Music performance Performing arts African Americans Blues (Music) Guitar music Guitarist Musicians Folklorists Blues singers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1714_03_tape10	Blues musician Buck Thompson playing at his home	Sound	Fieldwork Research methods Collecting Sound recording String instruments Blues (Music) African Americans Musical tradition, African diaspora Guitarists Guitar Guitar music Music performance Music Guitarist Musicians Blues singers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s1576_t85-012	Friday performances at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage) (Reel 12)	Sound	Musicians Guitarist Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Music performance Gospel (Black) Gospel songs Gospel music Religious songs Performing arts Christianity Religious music Blues (Music) Guitar music Guitarists African Americans Singing Blues singers Singers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s1576_t85-013	Friday performances at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage) (Reel 13)	Sound	Musicians Guitarist Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Music performance Guitar music African Americans Guitarists Blues (Music) Performing arts Blues singers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s1576_t85-114	Saturday performances at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage) (Reel 1)	Sound	Musicians Guitarist Folklorists Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Music performance Singing African Americans Performing arts Blues (Music) Rhythm and blues music Rhythm and blues songs Guitar music Guitarists Blues singers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg

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Blues musician Buck Thompson playing on his porch

Blues musician Buck Thompson playing on his porch

Friday performances at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage) (Reel 4)

Friday performances at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage) (Reel 4)

Friday performances at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage) (Reel 5)

Friday performances at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage) (Reel 5)

Saturday performances at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage) (Reel 4)

Saturday performances at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage) (Reel 4)

Saturday performances at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival (Stage III) (Reel 11)

Saturday performances at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival (Stage III) (Reel 11)

Sunday performances at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage) (Reel 6)

Sunday performances at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage) (Reel 6)

Blues musician Buck Thompson playing at his home

Blues musician Buck Thompson playing at his home

Friday performances at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage) (Reel 12)

Friday performances at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage) (Reel 12)

Friday performances at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage) (Reel 13)

Friday performances at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage) (Reel 13)

Saturday performances at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage) (Reel 1)

Saturday performances at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage) (Reel 1)

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Blues musician Buck Thompson playing on his porch

Blues musician Buck Thompson playing on his porch

Friday performances at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage) (Reel 4)

Friday performances at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage) (Reel 4)

Friday performances at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage) (Reel 5)

Friday performances at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage) (Reel 5)

Saturday performances at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage) (Reel 4)

Saturday performances at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage) (Reel 4)

Saturday performances at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival (Stage III) (Reel 11)

Saturday performances at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival (Stage III) (Reel 11)

Sunday performances at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage) (Reel 6)

Sunday performances at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage) (Reel 6)

Blues musician Buck Thompson playing at his home

Blues musician Buck Thompson playing at his home

Friday performances at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage) (Reel 12)

Friday performances at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage) (Reel 12)

Friday performances at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage) (Reel 13)

Friday performances at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage) (Reel 13)

Saturday performances at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage) (Reel 1)

Saturday performances at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage) (Reel 1)